In THE BOOK OF DELIGHTS, award-wng poet Ross Gay offers up a genre-fyg volume of lyric says wrten over one tumultuo year. His first nonfictn book is a rerd of the small joys we often overlook our by liv. Among Gay’s funny, poetic, philosophil lights: a iend’s unabashed e of air quot, cradlg a tomato seedlg aboard an airplane, the silent nod of acknowledgment between the only two Black people a room. But Gay never dismiss the plexi, even the terrors, of livg Ameri as a Black man, the elogil and psychic vlence of our nsumer culture, or the loss of those he lov. More than anythg else, though, Gay celebrat the bety of the natural world --- his garn, the flowers peekg out of the siwalk, the hypnotic movements of a prayg mantis.
Contents:
- HOW ROSS GAY FDS JOY IN THE SMALLT OF 'DELIGHTS'
- ENRE: ROSS GAY WR 'THE BOOK OF DELIGHTS'
- ROSS GAY
- DISCSN GUI AND FURTHER READG FOR ROSS GAY'S THE BOOK OF DELIGHTS, EVERYBODY READS 2021
- THE BOOK OF DELIGHTS: POET AND GARNER ROSS GAY’S YEARLONG EXPERIMENT WILLFUL GLADNS
HOW ROSS GAY FDS JOY IN THE SMALLT OF 'DELIGHTS'
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ENRE: ROSS GAY WR 'THE BOOK OF DELIGHTS'
On the Co Swch podst, Ross Gay reflects on his 2019 llectn The Book of Delights, the difficulty of allowg yourself to be moved, and why he thks 's important to e the word "love." * ross gay book of delights excerpt *
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This summer, I reread yet aga and found myself medatg on a sire Gay had voiced: wantg to be softer a world so ready to sharpen and to make hard. So, a recent terview, I talked to Gay about that sire, as well as the role of joy daily life, the difficulty of allowg yourself to be moved, and why he thks 's important to e the word "love. Ross Gay’s wonrful llectn entled The Book of Delights honors faiar sights, sounds, and teractns by scribg the wonr and joy found wh each.
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DISCSN GUI AND FURTHER READG FOR ROSS GAY'S THE BOOK OF DELIGHTS, EVERYBODY READS 2021
Poet Ross Gay se joy all around him. In fy srv, orchards, pawpaws, even weeds. He explas the subtle mdset shift that allows him to let more self-passn and more joy. * ross gay book of delights excerpt *
(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED NPR BROADCAST)ROSS GAY: Well, one of the thgs that I realized is that - the begng, I thought, oh, man. GAY: Absolutely. GAY: Totally.
THE BOOK OF DELIGHTS: POET AND GARNER ROSS GAY’S YEARLONG EXPERIMENT WILLFUL GLADNS
GAY: Yeah, totally.